Knockdown table.



D. BLOCK.

KNOCKDOWN TABLE.

APPLICATION r1120 MAR. 28. 1914.

Patented June 27,

DAVID BLOCK, OF CtHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

'K-NocicoowN TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J fi 27 1916 Animation filed March 28, 1914. Serial No. 827,802.

'To all whom it may concern; Be it known that I, DAVID BLocK, a citizen of the United States,.residing at Chi-- cago, in the county of Cook and. State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knockdown Tables, of

which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to shdet metaltables,

and more particularly to tables of this class in which the several parts which consti.

'tute thetable can be easily and readily dismembered so that the entire table'may be encompassed in a small compact space.

A further object of the invention is to provide detachable legs which are releasably locked to the table top.

For the attainment of-these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects, as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts generally shown in the accompanying drawings and describedin the specification, but more particularly pointed out in. the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a table constructed in accordance with the principles of my invention; Fig. 2 is a detail view of the le locking device taken on the line '2'2 of F g. 8; Fig. 3 is a detail viewofthe leg locking device taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 ;,Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing the shelf fastening taken on, the line 44 of Fig. 5-; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the same taken on the line 5+5 of Fig. 4, and Fig.6 is a perspective 'ofone of the spring locking clips.

This invention relates to a collapsible tabi? Referring more particularly to the drawings, the top comprises. sheet'metal sides 2 and. ends 3 with the edges 4 and 5, respec- I tively, bent inwardly atthe lower edge, overlap ed and secured together as by means. of

' a rivet 6, the sides and ends'being connected in any suitable manner, as for example,

by a connection 7 (see Fig. 3) at the junction corners thereof. The surface for the table top is preferably formed from a single sheet of material 8 with an upwardly extending ridge 9 about the edges which is folded over and secured to the sides and ends 2 and 3 by pressing the folded edges 9 .firmly against the sides and ends, or any other suitable manner, leaving a projection 10 on the outside of the sides and ends. This is the preferred construction of the top although, of course, other constructions may be'employed. It will be seen that the upper surface is recessed, forming a kind of a pan, and that the top is open from the bot tom forming a considerable recess for containing the legs when the table is in knockdown position.

Each leg comprises an angular member 11 formed at the top with hooks 12 which are adapted to engage over the folded edges 9 at thecorner where they abut. vThe extremi ties of the sidesof the angularmember 11 are formed with a ridge 12", as shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and 4, which terminates below the hooks 12 which is adapted to en-' gage belowlthe projection 10 formed by the folded edges 9 of the top. 'For a distance from the top of each leg equal to the height I of the sides and ends there is no reinforcement other than the ridge 12, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3, but commencing immediately below the side and end is a reinforce 13 the edges of which are clamped in the ridges This reinforce is preferably in two pieces in each leg, ears 14 being bent in wardly therefrom at their junction point which are perforated to form a support for a a shelf 15. The extremity of each leg is formed with a" bottom bend 16 to form a bearing surface and with-a bend 17 at'the inner corners. =gthereof which serve to' hold the lower force-mdre securely in position and alsdprevent corners at these points.

In order to lock each leg in .connection with the table top a spring clip 18 (see'Fig. 6) is provided with: the extremities 19 and 20 bent substantially parallel to each other and at an angle toj'an intermediate portion between them; one extremity 19 being sub.-

stantially less in-length than the other extremity 20. Inlocking each leg in position the shorter extremity 19 of thelocking clip is placed in engagement with. the upper edge of the reinforce 13, the hooks 12 are placed in engagement Wlth the bent edges 9 at the junction corner, the leg being inclined outwardly so that the clip 18 is free time being beneath the bent-in edges 4 and of the side and end 2 and 3 but out of en- I gagement therewith. The clip is then moved into engagement with the bent edges 4 and 5, the extremity 20 of the clip engaging each bent edge at an angle thereto, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3, and the angle of the extremity 20 being such that this extremitymust be pressed resiliently over the edges 4 and 5 thereby forcing the table top up wardly so that the hooks '12 engage the upper ridge firmly, the extremities of the ridges 12 engage beneath the projections and the upper edge of the reinforce 13 supports the table top by the engagement of the body-of the clip 18 with both the over-lapped turned-in edges 4 and 5 of the side and end members and the upper extremity of the reinforce.

The shelf 15 is preferably formed with bearing edges 21 turned inwardly at the bottom and the corners are cut ofi at an angle corresponding to the size of the legs so that the shelf will be contained in the space inside of the legs, the shelf being provided with perforations corresponding with the ears 14 through which 'a fastening device 22 is inserted to hold the shelf firmly in place,'thus aiding in reinforcing the table, in properly spacing the legs apart and forman additional surface or shelf.

Tn collapsing the table the assembling operations are reversed and the legs are of the size to be contained in the space which opens fromthe lower side of the top, preferably being of such a length that they must be disposed diagonally therein whereupon they are retained in position by the inwardly bent edges 4 and 5. The shelf 15 being slightly smaller than the table top is adapted to be received in therecesse d upper surface.

With this construction the entire table, including the legs, is composed of sheet metal which makes the structure light and strong, the strength being increased in the case'of the legs by the reinforce and the strength being added to all the parts by bending the edges thereof. The edges are also bent for the purpose of obviating the shar out edges of the metal. I

W at I claim is:

1. A. knock-down sheet metal table comprising a top with sides meeting at an angle,

triangular sheet metal legs one side of each terminating short of the other sides to form a support for the top, the other sides of each leg fitting the table closely at the corner, "/and a spring clip insertible between the under side of the tabletop and the upper end of the short side ofthe leg having an extremity movable to engage the under side of the table top at an angle for holding the leg in connection with the top.

2. A knock-down sheet metal table comprising a sheet metal table top, a removable sheet metal leg having means for engagement with the upper-face of the table top and bearing against the side of the table top, and a spring locking clamp engaging the under side of the table and operative to and bearing against the side of'the table top and to hold the said means of the leg in engagementwith the upper face of the table top for thereby removably attaching each leg separately to the table top.

3. In a sheet metal table, a table top composed entirely of sheet metal with a top surface and depending sides, removable angular legs constructed of sheet metal each having a hook to engage over the top of the table top and disposed adjacent the sides of of the top, and a spring locking clamp to engage both the leg and the under side of the table top to bind the leg releasably against the side of and upper surface of the table top;

4. In combination, a rectangular table top constructed entirely of sheet metal, angular sheet metal legs adapted to embrace the table top at each corner and having a portion adapted to engage the top adjacent the corner, and a spring locking clamp for each leg separate both from the leg and from-the top adapted to engage the leg and bind it re easably in engagement with the top.

5. A knock-down table comprising a metal top with a ridge thereon, removable legs therefor each having a portion to engage the ridge, and a spring clip for each leg to press the top against the portion of the leg which engages the ridge to hold the leg in position with respect to the top.

6. A knock-down table comprising a sheet metal top with a ridge thereon, removable sheet metal legs with a shouldered portion adapted to engage beneath the ridge, and a removable spring clip locking clamp for each leg to hold the leg against the top and toapress the shoulder against and under the r1 ge.

7. A knock-down table com rising a metal top formed with a ridge, of s eet metal legstherefor each formed with a hook to engage over the ridge and a shouldered portion to engage beneath the ridge, and a spring clip locking clamp for each leg to bind it to the top with the hooked and shouldered portions in engagement with the rid e.

8. A knock-down table compris ng a metal top with a projecting ridge, angular metal -legs therefor adapted to fit at the corners of the table with hooked extremities toengage over the ridge and with shoulders to engage beneath the projection ofthe ridge, a reinforcement for each leg extending beneath the table top, and a spring locking clamp for each leg adapted to engage the reinforcement of the leg and the table top beneath the corner thereof.

9.- A knock-down sheet metal table com-- prisinga. sheet metal top, triangular sheet table top at the corner to hold the hooks in metal legs havingone short side and two sides with hooks at the end to engage over the upper edge of the table top, the short side of each leg-extending below the table top and a spring clip to engage the short sidd of the leg and the under side of the end to engage over the ridge 'of the top and sertible between for with shoulders to engage beneath the ridge of the top, and the short side of each leg being adapted to extend beneath the table to form a substantial supporttherefor, and a spring clip separate both from the leg and from the table top having a bent end inengaging the upper side of the leg and having another bent end movable toengage the under side of the table top to bind theleg in position.

spring clip for each leg,

sheet metal top 11. A knock-down metal table comprising "a sheet metal top with sides and ends turned inwardly atthe bottom thereof, angular sheet metal legs to" engage the corners of the table, a reinforcement for each leg,fand a one end of which engages the reinforcement and the other end ofiwhich is movable to engage the turned-in side'and endportion of the top, at the cor: ner thereof forlo'cln'ng the leg releasably in connection therewith; I

' 12. A knock-down table comprising a the sides and ends turned inridge and with each leg being formed with ahook to engage over the ridge of the top and with shoulders to engage beneath-the said ridge, a reinforcement for each leg disposed between and extending, from a point beneath the turned-in edges of the sides and ends when the legs are with an upwardly extending of March A. D.. 1914.

in position,

movable to engage the turned-in side and 1 end at each corner atan angle thereto for locking each leg releasablyand independently in position and for binding shouldered and hooked portions in contact with the ridgev of the top. Y

and an angular clamp adapted to engage the top of the reinforcement and 13'. A knock-down metal table comprising i a rectangular sheet metaltop, angular-sheet metal legs adapted to engage the top above and below at the corners thereof, a locking clamp to engage each leg and the top for binding it releasably in position with respect and a member secured to all of the legs for strengthening the structure and thereto,

comprising a recangular sheet metal legs engage the top, a reinangular leg having a therefrom, a locking clamp for each leg adapted to engage the re inforcement and the under a lar corner of the top to hold the leg releas dfiy in position with respect thereto, and a removable shelf adapted to be secured to the inward projections of the leg reinforcements.

15. A knock-down metal table comprising a top with sheet metal sides and ends turned inwardlfy at the bottom and with a recessed top sur ace, the sides and ends forming a recess. pm from the bottom, sheet removable metal legs adapted to engage the top. at the corners thereof and of a length to be inserted diagonally within the recess which opens from the bottom of the top for knockdown purposes, a resilient metal clamp for locking each leg in connection. with the top,

and a'shelf adapted to, be secured to the legs In testimony whereof I have signed 'my.

name to this specification, in the resence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 25th day 1 DAVID BLOCK. Witnessesf KENT W. WoNNEnL,

CHARLES H. SEEM. 

